Israel handed over 15 bodies to Gaza authorities — the final transfer tied to the first phase of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire that, for a few fragile weeks, paused the wider violence. What Was Exchanged — And What Remains UnsaidUnder terms of the deal reached in October, Israel agreed to transfer 15 Palestinian bodies for every Israeli hostage recovered. The deal was part of a larger package that saw Israel freeing roughly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and returning, in stages, hundreds of bodies to Gaza. “We have been scraping together what we can,” said Amal, a 52-year-old woman from Gaza City whose nephew remains unaccounted for. But for those who stood at Shifa’s gates, it was a moment of human return — messy, incomplete and deeply felt.